travisnd

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What color are you guys painting your Berger Panels? Flat Black with clear coat, semi-gloss with clear coat? I've got a bunch of parts to take to my local painter, and need to know what color to tell him to paint the berger panel. Thanks!

ProjectCamaro

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I like gloss black personally.

GETGONE

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If it's not flat it's not a true Berger panel. Project...might want to check your spelling of Berger in your sig!

Summer

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i got mine off a black Z (i used to have flat black) and the shiney panel looks 459073x better!

Nine Ball

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Berger didn't invent that look. I saw guys painting their tail panels back in '94. 1st gen big-block Camaro SS's had them painted flat black, it had nothing to do with Berger.

I have a gloss black one because it matches my painted gloss black stripe better. I had a flat black one on there for 1 week, but had several people ask me if I wrecked the car and had to put a new panel in. Funny, right?

GETGONE

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I realize the BB 1st gen cars had this. When people refer to it as a Berger panel, only flat paint would make it a true "Berger style" panel as that is how all theirs are done. Might just as well call it a rear blackout panel if you want to be correct about what it is. I just get annoyed with all the questions about it because I live about 25 miles from Berger and have seen over half of the cars they have done(had done since GMMG does all the work).

GoldenBird

Yeah, I'm at a loss for which color to use myself (white Z28). I was leaning towards flat black to be more authentic, but then I got to thinking gloss black would match the roof better. Still not really sure....I too worried that people would think it was a mismatched replacement panel. Although I'm guessing for Nine Ball a lot of that had to do with not using inserts....it looks fine but someone less into Camaros might see it as just a different color panel, but red inserts would make it look intentional.

BAN-LS1

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Satin black is the only way to go. I'm having mine painted GM restoration black. Its the satin color used for engine compartments.

GM Muscle

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I've been thinking about this for a good 6 months. I decided to go gloss black with polished inserts. The gloss matches the roof.

blown 346

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Flat black.

Jeremiah

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If we want to get technical about it 30% gloss black is correct for Berger and the early Camaros. For those who dont know what a 30% gloss would look like, the Krylon Semi gloss is as close as you get. To be technically correct in the engine compartment you would have a variety of blacks ranging 30% to 70% in gloss. I think a lot of people couldnt tell you the difference between flat and semi gloss.

I think the gloss panel looks great to complement the stripes on nine ***** car, although you could put a green panel on that car and it would still look great. I think the semi gloss looks best but as I found out tonight there are exeptions.

Just my .02

00SS4780

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I put a gloss stock peice on mine to match the roof and other stuff. I think it is more what you want it to be painted as.

GoldenBird

Did you guys who have them take them to a paint shop or follow the instructions in the Appearance FAQ sticky?

paspar2

Fill that lettering in!!!

SloLS1

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I just did mine yesterday, and I used Semi-Gloss black from Dupli-color. Personally I think it came out exactly how I wanted it. I don't really worry what non-enthusiasts think about my car, cause people who do know cars will know why its painted like that. I will probably get lots of weird looks because my car is Onyx black, and I used the semi gloss on it.

99camarosupersport

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i got mine off of a wrecked black ss. might be the lazy way, but saved me time and it looks hella good to me. ya idk if i like the red inserts either, it came that way.

OOZ28

I used flat black on mine, and went with the polished MBA letters.

99camarosupersport

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00z28, i think yours would look alot better glossy, since you have the black covers or nightshades on ur tail lights. it would match up in color alot better IMO.

mcflyz28

I used satin black roll bar paint with chrome inserts, this is on a white car.

67SS&99SS

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Satin Black for me. Stainless inserts. Pics are in my sig.